3) You will get a reply informing that your registration has been received.

Registration of personal data and their handling in crisis situation

We recommend that you sign up for the registration service to enable us to contact you if necessary for security reasons.

In a crisis situation, we activate an online form on the Foreign Ministry website for the family of persons who have not been reached in a crisis region on which they can create a registration.

Finnish embassies and consulates help Finnish citizens and foreign nationals with a permanent residence in Finland in distress abroad.

Signing up for the service is voluntary

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs does never disclose personal data for other than essential official purposes. Retention of the data is based on the Consular Services Act.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs recommends Finnish citizens travelling abroad, independent travellers and citizens residing abroad on a permanent basis to sign up for the matkustusilmoitus.fi service.

The Population Register Centre does not communicate information concerning moves abroad to Finnish missions abroad.

Consular Services Act: Maintenance of a register and its use

In the handling of personal data in a crisis situation, the provisions of the Consular Services Act are observed (Consular Services Act, Chapter 11, section 36, 498/1999).

Maintenance of a register and its use
"The mission may maintain a personal data register if this is necessary for the purpose of performing the functions referred to in Chapter 4, relating to personal safety. The mission shall decide on the establishment of a register. The personal data register maintained by the mission shall be covered by the personal data protection legislation, unless otherwise provided in this Act."